German runners at Strasbourg

although the main fixture in France today is the trotting meeting at Vincennes, German interest will be centred on the flat racing at Strasbourg, where there are as usual plenty of German traiders, mainly from nearby Iffezheim. There are 7 races on the card (4 flat, 3 over jumps) with an early start at 12.45. In the first race, for 3yo´s over 2100 metres, there are 4 German-trained runners - Swadesh (Waldemar Himmel/ Mickael Forest), Dunaden (Doris Smith/ Fabien Lefebvre), Queen Petra (Horst Steinmetz/ Nicolas Dieu) and Irish Beauty (Miroslav Beauty/ Daniele Porcu).In a handicap for 4yo´s over 2100 metres at 13.45, Samarcando (Manfred Weber/ Porcu), Albenga (Steinmetz/ Dieu) and Arralina (Paul Munsch/ Eddie Hardouin) are all entered, while in another handoicap over the same trip for older horses at 15.20, Pennekar (Norbert Sauer/ Henk Grewe), Lennon (Ralf Rohne/ Jean-Michel Breux), Antarctica (Weber/ Porcu) and Mezzolino (Himmel/ Forest) are all intended runners. Tjere are al so German runners in two of the jumps races, Karl Thomas´ pair Nardello (Jan Korpas) and Nacquevlle (Paul Johnson) contesting the hurdle race over 3800 metres at 14.50, and Interpret (Rohne/ Jean-Gilles Gueracague) and Allez Hopp (Weber/ Johnson) the steeplechase over 4000 metres at 15.50.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Riviera Paradise - Fresh Princess - Ocean Away
2. Race: Valkevi - Songbird - Rocroi
3. Race: Tiger Cliff - Si Amene - Championed`Ouilly
4. Race: Sissy So Lucky - Grazela - Senorita Escarlata
5. Race: Magic Fabien - Katria - Pearl Seeker
6. Race: Petit Colibri - Kalos Kagathos - Lennon
7. Race: Roi Karad - Super Solo - Calideo